MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A34
MotherboardMSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 16 '17 at 01:18
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 73.6
1-Core 96
2-Core 195
68% 121 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 738
67% 562 Pts
64-Core 1,047
65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
XFX(1682 9580) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.6.1
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.1% Average
Lighting 57.7
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 81.9
47% 70.1 fps
MRender 70.7
Gravity 57
Splatting 58.5
50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 498
Write 258
Mixed 183
68% 313 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 4.92
64% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 89.9
DQ Write 97.4
DQ Mixed 5.91
29% 64.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
716GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 158
Mixed 150
119% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.65
4K Mixed 0.28
126% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 29.4
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 24.2
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 93.4
43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $459
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